Essarts-en-Bocage
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  Essarts-en-Bocage | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Essarts-en-Bocage | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 1°13′37″W / 46.77444445°N 1.226944445°WCoordinates: 46°46′28″N 1°13′37″W / 46.77444445°N 1.226944445°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Essarts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–2020) | Freddy Riffaud |
| Area1 | 99.62 km2 (38.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 8,460 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85165 / 85140 |
| Elevation | 48–116 m (157–381 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Essarts-en-Bocage is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Boulogne, Les Essarts, L'Oie and Sainte-Florence.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015 (French)
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